Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-29

,te sve years he was the cnlS one Iseft
rut o. tke twen.y three men VITO wenf
il with him.
Aske had behaved HIMSELF 50 40 %
Gin shs respect Ct the gusKas and Of
f>ers be was removed fEou the miOe
ara given a elegkshsp in q g0vernment
warrhouse. While there be eoaeeEved
the idea Of forging himself Fardo1
fror,a the Gar. ard after q years hard
work. berg assisted by . danRhter q
tha coss coauaadeR, Colonel lonrtelf Z,
- suceees3ed in navi7Q fEee ard IA
c1rlsitis,ra Al pardon kandsd him. and &c
a. a. ee made oreparations - leave. BY
some Easa.s be was well s1pptiso WIN
funds By his foster father.
a. made his way back 90 ST. Peters
bc-v. and vas preparing 10 leave tne
e7nn.rv vfsn he was bounced upon BY
Russian Epiez, thrown into jan 20 re-
main anti an Investigation could be
tad. which, Of coarse, rteaitso n tss
dariBg forgery bee u M assNn.
The Gar, Who evidently ea1 . Rr1m
zanse Of humor. had the daring yoare
Pole hrooQht before him and Questioned
min, ahout hin self. The result Of the
inserxiex vas that his royal hiRnness
p4rdored Ladinski for tbs mesosrs oes
allowed the law TO take It's course IN
regard to the forgery. tue result oei1R
that he vas sRain sentenced fos hIs "
the uinss, and started back 70 the neai
be had schemed 50 long to escape Iron'
When about oze mosth on tne roso'
Ladinski and yeunR Russisn omset,
q political prisoner, managed 70 Tres
therpaelyss ef their ST aekiea ana escape
Mr.. Ladinski thinks that be ana his
companion, 9 Captain komsko1, must
have walked Que thousand miles before
they felt themselves safe. 1hef Sens
across the bsrder OF Austria, and man
aged to make tbeir way TO EoRiAnd.
They remained in London FOR year,
when X misks e took notion to coHe
TO the UuIsed Safes.
Lsdlnski supported himself BY giving
music and p4isting lessans, ana Vnile
there married an English lady. vne
broseht bin quite a dot. they mad
two children born to them, and vslie
the youngest vas q babe the motner
died.
when the civil var broke out in the
Upited States Mr.. Lldlnski plho q hls
children in an asylum and came 20
America. and enlisted as private 10
the Forty smith New YORK. bis VsloE
soen won him prem itiop, and when the
var closed be was a Dsior. vas coVeFt q
wlth honorable scars, and had spent
-four months IN Andsrsonville.
Mr.. Ladipski related q number O.
other incidents in his eventual life, and
when ask. d how it vas that he. Pole
chose for his companions Russians
replied:
This il my friend. Captain Komis.
koff. | found him in America. had
not seen hlm for ever so many years
These gentlemen are his friends and
mine. They are educated Ren'Iemen
and havs no love for the Gear. We be
| long to the sans brotherhood"
well, yes, We we're NIhilists. bat are
nov Aaerican eitizsns. America Is
good enough country for Us. We intend
to live in Colorado. We have some
money and will boy ranches. We ere
not bloodthirsty williams"
TIE maj r laughed heartily a. ht
| draiotd MS bseF, say ing sOmethiBg u
russian to bis o1ppAnions, whiet
oaused them to smile also. DE IL vel
/ pr, served man for his age, and one
/ looking at him VI uld net think he hac
undergone she hardships he has.